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it is unclear if president assad was there. the government isn't saying. >> it is part of the conflict. >> reporter: assad has not been seen publicly since this interview with german television two weeks ago. the opposition says it planted the bomb with inside help. >> the army can reach anyone inside damascus. even bashar assad, himself, he is not safe anymore. >> reporter: after 17 months of fighting, syrian rebels have carved out rural safe havens. brought the fight to damascus and now brought it to assad's inner circle. the defense secretary leon panetta called today's attack a real escalation. >> this is a situation that is rapidly spinning out of control. >> reporter: already in rebel held provinces in syria, they are celebrating hoping today's bombing is a sign that assad's days in power are numbered, as u.s. officials renew their calls for the syrian president to immediately step down. in addition to disrupting the leadership, you could imagine the psychological impact of an attack like this. bashar al assad doesn't kno
it is unclear if president assad was there. the government isn't saying. >> it is part of the conflict. >> reporter: assad has not been seen publicly since this interview with german television two weeks ago. the opposition says it planted the bomb with inside help. >> the army can reach anyone inside damascus. even bashar assad, himself, he is not safe anymore. >> reporter: after 17 months of fighting, syrian rebels have carved out rural safe havens. brought the fight...
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military plan is not to get in the middle of the civil war and try to topple assad. but opposition leader general lee just told richard engel they will seize the chance to try to defeat assad. >> i think there is a very good chance to fall the assad regime. >> reporter: and will one of syria's allies, iran or hezbollah retaliate against israel? israel says it's ready for anything. the administration will give a classified intelligence assessment to congress this week and make a declassified version public. officials have delayed the anticipated release for a day or so, to make sure there are no mistakes. fully conscious of the false claims about iraq's wmd a decade ago. lester? >> andrea mitchell tonight, thanks. >>> as the obama administration amps up the rhetoric for possible military action against syria, a lot of americans are focused on other things, like the dwindling days of summer. but is there support for a military strike? nbc's kevin tibbles went to the minnesota state fair today to see how all this is playing far from washington. >> reporter: as the late
military plan is not to get in the middle of the civil war and try to topple assad. but opposition leader general lee just told richard engel they will seize the chance to try to defeat assad. >> i think there is a very good chance to fall the assad regime. >> reporter: and will one of syria's allies, iran or hezbollah retaliate against israel? israel says it's ready for anything. the administration will give a classified intelligence assessment to congress this week and make a...
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this damascus suburb just the latest target of president assad's firepower. the war has claimed at least 110,000 lives so far, displaced some 7 million people, a third of syria's population. today more families escaped to turkey, fearful and angry at the u.s. and its allies. >> translator: we wish that the international powers had toppled the government, said mahmood, but after more than two years, it's too late now. assad himself hoping to take advantage of president obama's headstation, today told a french daily that it an air strike could trigger a conflagration in the middle east. no one knows what will happen, he said. everyone will lose control of the situation once the powder keg explodes. he denied his forces used chemical weapons, challenging the u.s. and france to offer proof. secretary of state kerry says there is such proof. >> and hair samples and blood samples have tested positive for signatures of sarin. >> reporter: assad said his own forces were the victims and blamed the rebels for the chemical attack, a claim few find credible. >> we see qu
this damascus suburb just the latest target of president assad's firepower. the war has claimed at least 110,000 lives so far, displaced some 7 million people, a third of syria's population. today more families escaped to turkey, fearful and angry at the u.s. and its allies. >> translator: we wish that the international powers had toppled the government, said mahmood, but after more than two years, it's too late now. assad himself hoping to take advantage of president obama's headstation,...
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assad's control is slipping. outside damascus at border crossings like this one with turkey rebels overran syrian guards smashing pictures of the president and capturing a gateway for more weapons and more fighters. in this city the rebels advanced. footage posted online shows syrian tanks withdrawing from the city and abandoned tanks in rebel hands. but as the pace quickens inside syria the diplomatic stalemate at the u.n. continues. russia and china vetoing the resolution calling for tougher sanctions and drawing an angry u.s. response. >> the russians and the chinese decided yet again they would rather protect assad to the bitter end even though the bitter end is coming and this is manifestly not in their long-term interests. >> reporter: assad may have avoided tougher sanctions for now but he remains staggered by yesterday's attack which removed key players from his inner circle and gave a huge psychological victory to the rebels, now more intent than ever on removing him from power. brian, the violence there
assad's control is slipping. outside damascus at border crossings like this one with turkey rebels overran syrian guards smashing pictures of the president and capturing a gateway for more weapons and more fighters. in this city the rebels advanced. footage posted online shows syrian tanks withdrawing from the city and abandoned tanks in rebel hands. but as the pace quickens inside syria the diplomatic stalemate at the u.n. continues. russia and china vetoing the resolution calling for tougher...
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on those still supporting syria's president assad. secretary of state hillary clinton is strongly urging them to be on the right side of history. more now from nbc chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell. >> reporter: the secretary of state in paris today with a show of support for the syrian opposition and at a meeting of 100 nations hoping to end the killing a very public message for two who were not there. >> i ask you to reach out to russia and china and to not only urge but demand that they get off the sidelines and begin to support the legitimate aspirations of the syrian people. >> reporter: russia is syria's life line. china follows russia's lead. they have resisted international pressure to force syrian leader assad from power. >> they are holding up progress, blockading it, that is no longer tolerable. >> reporter: the u.s. wants tougher sanctions and is already providing intelligence and nonlethal aid to the opposition but does not want a military role. clinton pointed to today's news of the defection of a top s
on those still supporting syria's president assad. secretary of state hillary clinton is strongly urging them to be on the right side of history. more now from nbc chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell. >> reporter: the secretary of state in paris today with a show of support for the syrian opposition and at a meeting of 100 nations hoping to end the killing a very public message for two who were not there. >> i ask you to reach out to russia and china and to not only...
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but the russians insisted no pictures could be taken show low them discussing assad critics want the administration to >> reporter: the u.s. critics want the administration to consider military options. >> we do know absolutely that these weapons have been readied for use by bashar al-assad's aircraft. again, i urge, we urge the president of the united states to make whatever military preparations are necessary. >> reporter: another military imperative, securing the weapons if assad loses control. >> it is absolutely important that terrorist groups not obtain possession of those weapons, and then try to use them against any other country or any other group within syria. >> reporter: there are military operations, but privately, the u.s. military officials concede that the pre-emptive strike could be risky and could even spread the deadly sarin gas, if he were to launch the weapons, an attack could be likely against him and his officials. >> andrea mitchell, thank you, here we go in egypt, where the new president who replaced the old president, hosni mubarak, after he was deposed, tri
but the russians insisted no pictures could be taken show low them discussing assad critics want the administration to >> reporter: the u.s. critics want the administration to consider military options. >> we do know absolutely that these weapons have been readied for use by bashar al-assad's aircraft. again, i urge, we urge the president of the united states to make whatever military preparations are necessary. >> reporter: another military imperative, securing the weapons if...
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was on borrowed time. >> i think assad must go. it's not a question of if. it's when. he is no longer legitimate and that he needs to go. >> reporter: but he remains and with renewed confidence, his forces still using artillery and missiles and napalm. his opposition divided and holding on. his people forced from their homes, many starving. some reduced to eating leaves and cats. many believe bashar al assad got away with mass murder with the chemical weapons deal hailed as a success for diplomacy. the inspectors awarded the nobel peace prize and assad himself coming off looking cooperative. in washington today the u.s. ambassador to syria got a grilling. >> a mother watching a child starve to death is not really comforting that that child has not been killed by a chemical weapon. >> reporter: assad has so far weathered the storm exchanging weapons for power. richard engel, nbc news, cairo. >>> now to this widening and nsa spying story. all of it coming by leaks by the former u.s. defense contractor edward snowden. tonight's revela
was on borrowed time. >> i think assad must go. it's not a question of if. it's when. he is no longer legitimate and that he needs to go. >> reporter: but he remains and with renewed confidence, his forces still using artillery and missiles and napalm. his opposition divided and holding on. his people forced from their homes, many starving. some reduced to eating leaves and cats. many believe bashar al assad got away with mass murder with the chemical weapons deal hailed as a...
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rebellion but they are helping assad hold on to power. according to officials the administration is moving to arming rebel factions themselves, factions vetted by the cia for links to radical islam cysts, this complicates secretary of state kerry's trip to moscow this week as he tries to get him to stop propping up assad. >>> we turn to the war the u.s. is trying to exit after almost 12 years, afghanistan. one of the single deadliest days in recent months for american troops. we have a report from kabul with the latest. >> reporter: good evening, lester. the violence here is escalating as the taliban taliban spring offensive gets underway. on saturday, eight nato service members were killed in three incidents. seven were american, one german. five americans were killed by a road side bomb in the maiwand district in kandahar. and in farah two more americans were killed in an insider attack. an afghan soldier turned his weapon on his trainers. the taliban claimed responsible for those shootings. so far this year, there have been five of the
rebellion but they are helping assad hold on to power. according to officials the administration is moving to arming rebel factions themselves, factions vetted by the cia for links to radical islam cysts, this complicates secretary of state kerry's trip to moscow this week as he tries to get him to stop propping up assad. >>> we turn to the war the u.s. is trying to exit after almost 12 years, afghanistan. one of the single deadliest days in recent months for american troops. we have a...
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and all it would take is the final order from syrian president assad. as the fighting grows more intense and syrian rebels close in on damascus, the syrian regime has turned very desperate. u.s. officials tell nbc news the syrian military has now loaded the pre cursor for bombs, that could be dropped from dozens of fighter bombers. this week, u.s. intelligence detected a flurry of activity here, near homes. today, while u.s. officials confirm the precursor chemicals are loaded, they must still be mixed together to create the deadly gas. the alarm shook the world, including president obama and secretary of state hillary clinton issued strong warnings to syria's president assad, there would be strong consequences if he used chemical weapons. >> they would lose any sort of backing they had with china and russia, in terms of blocking the vote. >> reporter: the chemical mix is devastating. iraq's saddam used it in 1988. u.s. officials stress tonight that as of now these weapons remain in the depots have not been loaded on to any planes, and that president as
and all it would take is the final order from syrian president assad. as the fighting grows more intense and syrian rebels close in on damascus, the syrian regime has turned very desperate. u.s. officials tell nbc news the syrian military has now loaded the pre cursor for bombs, that could be dropped from dozens of fighter bombers. this week, u.s. intelligence detected a flurry of activity here, near homes. today, while u.s. officials confirm the precursor chemicals are loaded, they must still...
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so president assad, as ever, undeterred and defiant. back to you, you carl. >> bill neely in damascus. bill, thanks. >>> let's bring in nbc's chief foreign affairs correspondent, andrea mitchell. andrea, with assad feeling emboldened and the rebels feeling abandoned, does the president's reversal weaken him in the u.s. going forward? >> reporter: well, carl, it helps him at home. i think it helps him domestically, but it certainly makes him look weaker abroad. look, after sending the secretary of state out to deliver that passionate rationale for military action, then deciding to give congress a vote against the advice of his own political and national security team, there is a risk that the president will now be whipsawed between those in congress who want to limit the air strikes and limit the extent of them, and others who want to make them stronger, john mccain, for instance. you have a divided congress with a divided country. the new nbc news poll show half don't want a military strike and nearly eight in ten did want congress to v
so president assad, as ever, undeterred and defiant. back to you, you carl. >> bill neely in damascus. bill, thanks. >>> let's bring in nbc's chief foreign affairs correspondent, andrea mitchell. andrea, with assad feeling emboldened and the rebels feeling abandoned, does the president's reversal weaken him in the u.s. going forward? >> reporter: well, carl, it helps him at home. i think it helps him domestically, but it certainly makes him look weaker abroad. look, after...
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assad's interviewer, a lebanese station owned by hezbollah, which backs assad and sends fighters into syria. but now the fighting extends beyond syria. over the past two weeks, dozens have been killed in tripoli, lebanon's second largest city. shiite muslims, assad supporters, and hezbollah fighting sunnis who back the syrian rebels. at night, gunfire. at sunrise, fighters in the streets. this coffee shop owner told us "everyone here has guns at the ready." he keeps pistols hidden under his coffee machine. he doesn't hide the black flag outside his shop, a sign to sunnis he's one of them. the lebanese are drawing battle lines. at a radio station, a prominent sunni cleric told us he fears the violence in tripoli will soon spread. we headed to the citadel where the fighting has been most intense. this is the front line in this lebanese city. the syrian civil war has already come here. lebanese troops have now moved in to try and keep the two sides apart. the lebanese army want to be peacekeepers, but even with armored vehicles, they are not as strong as hezbollah, and sunni gunmen ignor
assad's interviewer, a lebanese station owned by hezbollah, which backs assad and sends fighters into syria. but now the fighting extends beyond syria. over the past two weeks, dozens have been killed in tripoli, lebanon's second largest city. shiite muslims, assad supporters, and hezbollah fighting sunnis who back the syrian rebels. at night, gunfire. at sunrise, fighters in the streets. this coffee shop owner told us "everyone here has guns at the ready." he keeps pistols hidden...
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president assad himself being defiant saying syria will defend itself. there's also a little bit of worry that the inspectors are leaving one day early. echoes of baghdad ten years ago when the inspectors got a tip-off, left hastily and a few hours later the air strikes started. one government official today said to me, we are expecting an attack. we know it's going to come. we just don't know when. back to you, lester. >> bill neely in damascus. there's word tonight of a major settlement between the nfl and thousands of former players who sued, accusing the nfl of concealing the long-term dangers of concussions, among other things. the league has tentatively agreed to pay hundreds of millions of dollars to compensate sufferers. though the settlement likely means the nfl won't have to disclose what it knew and when. we get our report tonight from nbc's ann thompson. >> reporter: in football, it's called getting your bell rung. for years retired players insisted the nfl willingly ignored the consequences of concussions and other head trauma. >> i lost all
president assad himself being defiant saying syria will defend itself. there's also a little bit of worry that the inspectors are leaving one day early. echoes of baghdad ten years ago when the inspectors got a tip-off, left hastily and a few hours later the air strikes started. one government official today said to me, we are expecting an attack. we know it's going to come. we just don't know when. back to you, lester. >> bill neely in damascus. there's word tonight of a major settlement...
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and president assad staying in power, could use such chemical weapons against his own people. from the defense secretary on down, the world be reacted to the news today. we begin with our chief foreign correspondent affairs, andrea mitchell. >> reporter: they warned today that the chemical threat is imminent, from a syrian regime that seems to be losing control. >> reporter: with the war turning against the syrian regime, fears rose of a nightmare scenario that once cornered the desperate bashar al-assad, may use chemical weapons against the world or against his own people. >> the whole world is watching, the whole world is watching very closely. and the president of the united states has made very clear that there will be consequences. >> reporter: u.s. intelligence as first reported by nbc news indicates that syria's military has loaded the precursor bombs, even a tiny bomb can attack the nervous system, killing within seconds or minutes, most of syria's sophisticated weapons are from russia, syria's most powerful ally. but today, they were so alarmed about the chemical thre
and president assad staying in power, could use such chemical weapons against his own people. from the defense secretary on down, the world be reacted to the news today. we begin with our chief foreign correspondent affairs, andrea mitchell. >> reporter: they warned today that the chemical threat is imminent, from a syrian regime that seems to be losing control. >> reporter: with the war turning against the syrian regime, fears rose of a nightmare scenario that once cornered the...
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s failure to react will encourage assad to be more brutal. knowing russia is going to try to help him stay in tower. tonight, there's no plans for the u.s. to go it alone, to intervene on its own. not without the stamp of approval from the united nations. >> andrea mitchell, thanks. >>> another flash point in the middle east -- iran, which today flexed its muscles, taunting israel and the u.s. by conducting military exercises in a show of force. tensions between israel and iran have escalated in recent days. we want to get the latest from both countries tonight. our chief foreign correspondent richard engel is in tel aviv and our tehran chief ali arouzi is in iran. what is the awareness about the tension, how heavily is it being reported in the press there? >> reporter: well, people are very aware of the tensions here, lester. i mean, it's not being reported that heavily in the press because that's carefully staged managed. but yesterday, iran's supreme leader the final authority in the country gave a live televised sermon during friday praye
s failure to react will encourage assad to be more brutal. knowing russia is going to try to help him stay in tower. tonight, there's no plans for the u.s. to go it alone, to intervene on its own. not without the stamp of approval from the united nations. >> andrea mitchell, thanks. >>> another flash point in the middle east -- iran, which today flexed its muscles, taunting israel and the u.s. by conducting military exercises in a show of force. tensions between israel and iran...
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officials say president assad himself. and not chemical weapons stock piles. too risky. would it be legal? u.n. backing is unlikely without russian support. but a coalition of arab and european states along with the u.s. could be used to justify a strike. we traveled to northern syria today with u.s.-backed rebels. syrians tell us the united states has an enormous responsibility now. yes, this isn't america's war. and no, these people here don't want american troops and for this to become another iraq. but they say, if the united states doesn't intervene now, bashar al assad's regime will be encouraged to go further and they believe use chemical weapons again. osama moas arrived at a camp with his wife and 11 children today. he told us he came to hide from the poison gas. and didn't know where else to go. >> translator: it is a dirty regime he said. >> reporter: but the most powerful words came from this 10-year-old a message she said she had for president obama. >> translator: does he want his kids to be like us? aren't we just like them? when we get bigger, we are goin
officials say president assad himself. and not chemical weapons stock piles. too risky. would it be legal? u.n. backing is unlikely without russian support. but a coalition of arab and european states along with the u.s. could be used to justify a strike. we traveled to northern syria today with u.s.-backed rebels. syrians tell us the united states has an enormous responsibility now. yes, this isn't america's war. and no, these people here don't want american troops and for this to become...
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hopes can lead a coalition to oust bashir al assad. >> the simple fact is, assad cannot shoot his way out of this. >> reporter: while the rebels have been gaining on damascus, they are still outgunned by the regime's air power, including a devastating scud attack on aleppo last friday. today, the opposition leaders spoke directly to assad. >> translator: i'm saying here and now bashir assad, you have to behave for once as a human being. stop killing and massacring these people, arresting and torturing their children. >> reporter: the white house still won't provide weapons, fearing they could fall into the hands to more radical elements. fighting alongside the rebels. but britain and france are expected to fill the gaps with military equipment. and u.s. officials don't deny a "new york times" report that the u.s. is already secretly training small units of rebel fighters in a military base in the region. >> we can't risk letting this country in the heart of the middle east be destroyed by vicious autocrats. or hijacked by the extremists. >> reporter: they say there needs to be a lot m
hopes can lead a coalition to oust bashir al assad. >> the simple fact is, assad cannot shoot his way out of this. >> reporter: while the rebels have been gaining on damascus, they are still outgunned by the regime's air power, including a devastating scud attack on aleppo last friday. today, the opposition leaders spoke directly to assad. >> translator: i'm saying here and now bashir assad, you have to behave for once as a human being. stop killing and massacring these...
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there are reports that he has defected which is a strategic blow to president assad. in recent weeks the syrian regime has seen high level defections. indication that the biggest challenge to the regime may be coming from within. this is how the regime is fighting back to survive pounding cities and towns across the country leaving a path of destruction like here in aleppo that gave people a chance to salvage what they can. some mourn and others press on with their demonstrations demanding the removal of president assad and the government. today the u.k. reports that british intelligence has been instrumental in providing rebels the information. while the assad regime fights on thousands of muslims are spending the festival languishing in refue gee camps in other countries. ayman mohyeldin, nbc. >>> wiki leaks founder julian assange made his first public appearance in two months today in london where assange has been granted asylum. his message was aimed at the u.s. government. duncan golestani was there today. >> reporter: julian assange once again stepped into the s
there are reports that he has defected which is a strategic blow to president assad. in recent weeks the syrian regime has seen high level defections. indication that the biggest challenge to the regime may be coming from within. this is how the regime is fighting back to survive pounding cities and towns across the country leaving a path of destruction like here in aleppo that gave people a chance to salvage what they can. some mourn and others press on with their demonstrations demanding the...
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despite sanctions and international pressure on assad to stop. rebel fighters say they will abide by the u.n. deal, promising to lay down their weapons but not before the syrian military stops its assault. so far, that has not happened, said former u.n. secretary-general kofi annan, who brokered the cease-fire. >> other abuses continue to be reported daily. >> the spike in violence has triggered the largest single-day exodus of refugees from syria into turkey. today alone, more than 2,000 people fled across the border. the deal calls for both sides to stop fighting by april 12th. the united nations will send observers to monitor the truce, but many doubt the assad regime will keep its word. savannah? >> nbc's ayman mohyeldin. in cairo tonight, thank you. >>> health news, whooping cough is the kind of illness we think of as being a thing of the past, but there's a big outbreak going on in washington state, and it's putting lives at risk. here is nbc's chief medical editor, dr. nancy snyderman. >> with the birth of her daughter fast approaching, th
despite sanctions and international pressure on assad to stop. rebel fighters say they will abide by the u.n. deal, promising to lay down their weapons but not before the syrian military stops its assault. so far, that has not happened, said former u.n. secretary-general kofi annan, who brokered the cease-fire. >> other abuses continue to be reported daily. >> the spike in violence has triggered the largest single-day exodus of refugees from syria into turkey. today alone, more than...
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today, assad blamed all of his country's hardships on the opposition. he gave no sign he will ever leave syria. and when the speech ended, the resolute president was swarmed. his security team forced to push adoring supporters away. the leadership of the opposition say they won't negotiate as long as assad is in power. and this evening, the u.s. state department responded to the speech, saying this was just another attempt by the regime to hold on to that power. lester? >> stephanie gosk in cairo tonight. thanks. >>> tonight, crews searching off the coast of venezuela are entering the third night with no sign of a plane carrying italian fashion executive vittorio missoni, his wife and four others, missing after the plane disappeared during a flight on friday. missoni is ceo of his family's iconic fashion house. venezuela's government says it will continue the search until the airplane is found. >>> in a small ohio town, where the local high school football team is a very big deal, the accusation that two of its players raped a teenaged girl has sparked
today, assad blamed all of his country's hardships on the opposition. he gave no sign he will ever leave syria. and when the speech ended, the resolute president was swarmed. his security team forced to push adoring supporters away. the leadership of the opposition say they won't negotiate as long as assad is in power. and this evening, the u.s. state department responded to the speech, saying this was just another attempt by the regime to hold on to that power. lester? >> stephanie gosk...
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russia is a long-time ally and provider of arms to the assad regime. in syria, angry protestors burned russian and chinese flags. >> it seems like the syrian government is treating the security council vetoes as a green light to step up the violence. it's a license to kill. >> reporter: that's how many are explaining the sharp escalation of violence in homs. the city has been under siege for days. relentless bombardment pushed the death toll to more than 300. amateur footage shows what the people are up against. eye witnesses report syrian tanks and soldiers are moving to other cities, as well, a sign similar attacks in other parts of the country could be imminent. brian, 11 months into it, many are questioning how much longer the syrian military will continue to fight the protestors. the opposition force fighting the assad regime says more defectors are joining its ranks and it is looking for countries willing to supply it with more weapons. an indication that this is going to get a lot more violent before it ends. brian? >> ayman mohyeldin with us fr
russia is a long-time ally and provider of arms to the assad regime. in syria, angry protestors burned russian and chinese flags. >> it seems like the syrian government is treating the security council vetoes as a green light to step up the violence. it's a license to kill. >> reporter: that's how many are explaining the sharp escalation of violence in homs. the city has been under siege for days. relentless bombardment pushed the death toll to more than 300. amateur footage shows...
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the assad forces still control the big cities but they do not control the areas between the cities. that's a big difference. rebels in syria now travel openly on the main highways in uniforms carrying weapons. it was not like this just a month ago. but now the rebels have safe havens -- mostly the rural countryside. >> the army does not dare come out. if they do, our snipers would get them. >> reporter: this rebel leader takes us to marara, one of dozens of villages in northwest syria where residents are now celebrating after government troops were driven out. things are changing rapidly in syria where the opposition is taking village after village. every time they do, there's a party just like this one. they're capturing territory with almost nothing. ahmed cooks up a batch of explosives. >> this is enough to make two big bombs. >> reporter: before the war, ahmed ran a restaurant. >> translator: we wanted the uprising to be peaceful, but the government started killing us, so we had no choice. >> reporter: but ahmed's inexperience at bomb making shows. after simmering for two hours
the assad forces still control the big cities but they do not control the areas between the cities. that's a big difference. rebels in syria now travel openly on the main highways in uniforms carrying weapons. it was not like this just a month ago. but now the rebels have safe havens -- mostly the rural countryside. >> the army does not dare come out. if they do, our snipers would get them. >> reporter: this rebel leader takes us to marara, one of dozens of villages in northwest...
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assad, desperate, could even use more kem cap weapons. and what happens if the strikes have no impact? assad stays in power and there would be little justice for this man, reunited with his son missing since the gas attacks. presumed dead like his brothers or the still unidentified children like baby number 14 on a poster at at clinic outside damascus. many syrians don't what the regime to just get a slap on the wrist. lester? >> richard engel tonight, thank you. >>> now as promised, why we're here in washington today. 50 years ago today a quarter of a million people marched on the streets of washington in a protest for racial, social, and economic justice. it was a day that challenged this nation's conscience. from the steps of the lincoln memorial, a 34-year-old martin luther king jr. spoke forcefully and passionately and found the words that would define the struggle "i have a dream. today a new generation gathered here to renew that dream, including the country's first african-american president. it was a day of memories revisited, an
assad, desperate, could even use more kem cap weapons. and what happens if the strikes have no impact? assad stays in power and there would be little justice for this man, reunited with his son missing since the gas attacks. presumed dead like his brothers or the still unidentified children like baby number 14 on a poster at at clinic outside damascus. many syrians don't what the regime to just get a slap on the wrist. lester? >> richard engel tonight, thank you. >>> now as...
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but this is the cost of driving out assad's forces. as this war continues, without outside help or intervention, syria is being destroyed one town at a time. down an abandoned street, a rebel showed me what was the government headquarters and its feared interrogation center. this one with the metal gate was the torture room he said. he said they used to torture people with electric shocks. but the syrian counter offensive could be much worse. the syrian government on monday acknowledged for the first time that it has chemical weapons, and threatened to use them against foreign aggression, but not it's own people. even without such weapons, the assad government has already killed thousands and has now unleashed its army on aleppo, a city of three million people and all the towns around it. richard engel, nbc news, in northern syria. >>> still ahead as we continue here tonight, the cruel damage from the relentless drought this summer. the once mighty mississippi at near record lows. much of the cargo going nowhere fast, and that could af
but this is the cost of driving out assad's forces. as this war continues, without outside help or intervention, syria is being destroyed one town at a time. down an abandoned street, a rebel showed me what was the government headquarters and its feared interrogation center. this one with the metal gate was the torture room he said. he said they used to torture people with electric shocks. but the syrian counter offensive could be much worse. the syrian government on monday acknowledged for the...
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al assad got a well-orchestrated show of support. the only visible dissent, this extraordinary scene. a woman rushing the president's car, quickly subdued. disappointed protesters are reportedly back out, with more expected. earlier this week, near syria's border with jordan, we met an eyewitness who dared speak. >> were you there when the security forces came to town? >> reporter: they invaded our mosque and started killing people, he said. tonight analysts say the syrian president seems convinced he can crush any protests. there are reports the military and police are out in force, rounding up a lot of people. >> there will be no limits to what president bashar assad will do. make no doubt about it. >> reporter: today the president said announcing reforms under pressure would be a sign of weakness. the same iron hand that kept his father in power for 30 years before him. ron allen, nbc news, amman. >>> in this country, when presidents and politicians use terms like "u.s. interests" and "the flow of commerce in the middle east and n
al assad got a well-orchestrated show of support. the only visible dissent, this extraordinary scene. a woman rushing the president's car, quickly subdued. disappointed protesters are reportedly back out, with more expected. earlier this week, near syria's border with jordan, we met an eyewitness who dared speak. >> were you there when the security forces came to town? >> reporter: they invaded our mosque and started killing people, he said. tonight analysts say the syrian president...
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by sending the assad machine attack helicopters. >> they continue to deliver. we believe that the situation is spiraling towards civil war. it's now time for everyone in the international community, including russia, and all security council members to speak to assad with a unified voice and insist the violence stop. >> reporter: russia's foreign minister denied it and countered the u.s. was arming rebels, a charge that was immediately shot down. >> i would emphasize the united states has provided no military support to the syrian opposition, none. >> reporter: all this comes just days before a critical meeting between president obama and president putin of russia and a summit in mexico next week. >> we are not going to accept russia continuing to send arms to syria. there will be grave consequences to our relationship if they continue that. >> today france called for a no-fly zone over syria. the strategy nato used to topple gadhafi in libya. mitt romney says the u.s. should arm the rebels. but today former secretary of state colin powell argued the u.s. shoul
by sending the assad machine attack helicopters. >> they continue to deliver. we believe that the situation is spiraling towards civil war. it's now time for everyone in the international community, including russia, and all security council members to speak to assad with a unified voice and insist the violence stop. >> reporter: russia's foreign minister denied it and countered the u.s. was arming rebels, a charge that was immediately shot down. >> i would emphasize the...
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but many doubt the assad regime will keep its word. savannah? >> nbc's amin mohuh dean. >> heth news, whooping cough is the kind of illness we think of as a thing of the past, but there's a big outbreak in washington state and it's putting lives at stake. here is dr. nancy snyderman. >> with the birth of her daughter fast approaching, this woman ignored her cough, dismissing it as a cold, but at two weeks old, her daughter caroline began to show similar symptoms. >> she turned blue and was coughing and choking. >> it was whooping cough, passed to caroline from her mother. that is heard here in the march of dimes public service announcement. >> caroline recovered. one of many in an alarming breakout. >> 640 cases have been reported and confirmed as of march 31st. last year, we had 94. >> and four of those children have died. northern california, oregon, and vermont are also experiencing similar outbreaks. for health officials, it's all about childhood vaccination and booster shots as an adult. >> many people think once you have your booster shots
but many doubt the assad regime will keep its word. savannah? >> nbc's amin mohuh dean. >> heth news, whooping cough is the kind of illness we think of as a thing of the past, but there's a big outbreak in washington state and it's putting lives at stake. here is dr. nancy snyderman. >> with the birth of her daughter fast approaching, this woman ignored her cough, dismissing it as a cold, but at two weeks old, her daughter caroline began to show similar symptoms. >> she...
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the decision after the white house confirmed assad has been using chemical weapons and among growing public pressure to do more, from john mccain on the right to bill clinton on the left. pour months president obama has said bashar al assad's use of chemical weapons against his own people would be a red line and would lead to a change of policy. today confirming that the red line has indeed been crossed. a new intelligence assessment shared with congress and key u.s. allies around the world. assad has used chemical weapons, namely, sarin gas, on a small scale, killing as many as 150 syrians. today's assessment, a confirmation of a preliminary intelligence report that the president spoke about last april. >> what we have right now is an intelligence assessment. and as i said, knowing that potentially chemical weapons have been used, inside of syria, doesn't tell us when they were used, how they were used, obtaining confirmation and strong evidence, all of those things we have to make sure we work on with the international community. >> reporter: since then, the white house disclosed t
the decision after the white house confirmed assad has been using chemical weapons and among growing public pressure to do more, from john mccain on the right to bill clinton on the left. pour months president obama has said bashar al assad's use of chemical weapons against his own people would be a red line and would lead to a change of policy. today confirming that the red line has indeed been crossed. a new intelligence assessment shared with congress and key u.s. allies around the world....
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killing a prominent assad supporter. today, activists said rebels seized a key air base in the south, along the jordanian border where rebel forces, including some islamic militants, are almost face-to-face with israeli border troops. president assad struggling to refute reports that he is afraid to come out of hiding emerged briefly this week for an elaborately staged government photo-op. even posing with his wife. all this as pressure mounts for the u.s. to get involved militarily to stop the slaughter. >> i think we'll end up providing lethal assistance. and i wouldn't be surprised at some point -- first of all, it's a red line is crossed with chemical weapons, that could involve military activity. >> reporter: tonight u.s. officials said kerry told both sides that peace is not only possible, but necessary. even as the u.n. launched an investigation into reports that chemical weapons were used in syria last week. andrea mitchell, nbc news, amman. >>> and it was the kind of meeting not witnessed in modern times. a get-
killing a prominent assad supporter. today, activists said rebels seized a key air base in the south, along the jordanian border where rebel forces, including some islamic militants, are almost face-to-face with israeli border troops. president assad struggling to refute reports that he is afraid to come out of hiding emerged briefly this week for an elaborately staged government photo-op. even posing with his wife. all this as pressure mounts for the u.s. to get involved militarily to stop the...
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president obama has previously said that would be crossing a red line for the assad regime. our pentagon correspondent jim miklaszewski is traveling with defense secretary hagel in the middle east where he learned more about this today. >> reporter: after two years of syria's bloody civil war, the obama administration inched ever so slightly today toward u.s. military intervention. secretary hagel speaking for the white house accusing syria of using chemical weapons. >> the u.s. intelligence community assesses with some degree of varying confidence that the syrian regime has used chemical weapons on a small scale in syria. >> reporter: it's believed traces of sarin were found in blood samples taken from victims of an attack last month in aleppo. president obama has warned syria's use of chemical weapons would be what he's called a game-changer that could trigger military action. >> that's a red line for us. there would be enormous consequences. >> reporter: the administration has never spelled out what those consequences would be. they stressed today the evidence so far is n
president obama has previously said that would be crossing a red line for the assad regime. our pentagon correspondent jim miklaszewski is traveling with defense secretary hagel in the middle east where he learned more about this today. >> reporter: after two years of syria's bloody civil war, the obama administration inched ever so slightly today toward u.s. military intervention. secretary hagel speaking for the white house accusing syria of using chemical weapons. >> the u.s....
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military leaders told congress and washington the assad regime is now winning. syrian refugees were asking secretary of state john kerry on a visit to jordan where is the help? our report on all of it tonight from our chief foreign affairs correspondent, andrea mitchell, in our d.c. bureau. >> reporter: touring a sprawling refugee camp eight miles from the syrian border, john kerry got an earful. more than a month after president obama promised to arm the opposition, no weapons have been sent. refugees pleaded with kerry, what are you waiting for, demanding a no-fly zone to stop assad's fighter jets and scud missiles. >> i think they are frustrated and angry at the world for not stepping in and helping. >> reporter: why the delay? as rebel factions fight each other and al qaeda gains influence, congress is afraid the weapons will get into the wrong hands. >> if you're going to put the good name of the united states at risk, you better do it right. again, i was arguing for something earlier to prevent what we now know is a rising al qaeda membership, some 6,000 i
military leaders told congress and washington the assad regime is now winning. syrian refugees were asking secretary of state john kerry on a visit to jordan where is the help? our report on all of it tonight from our chief foreign affairs correspondent, andrea mitchell, in our d.c. bureau. >> reporter: touring a sprawling refugee camp eight miles from the syrian border, john kerry got an earful. more than a month after president obama promised to arm the opposition, no weapons have been...
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the assad regime has issued a new threat. it has chemical weapons and they're willing to use them against ex-tternal aggression. our chief foreign correspondent richard engel has been able to get back inside syria, and report from there for us tonight. >> reporter: syrian forces have launched a major counter offensive. fighting for the last 48 hours to maintain control of syria's commercial capital and biggest city. assad is fighting hard here, because he's already lost control of nearly all the towns around allepo. the town itself is sealed off. we managed to enter a town just 15 miles away, now in rebel hands. we were shocked at the amount of destruction. the town is still under attack. 11 people were killed here today by government shelling. on a ruined street, we found this woman with her son killed in front of her. my god punish bashar she cried. there were 30,000 people in this town, now only the rebels remain. this is it the cost of driving out assad's forces. as this war continues, without outside help for interventio
the assad regime has issued a new threat. it has chemical weapons and they're willing to use them against ex-tternal aggression. our chief foreign correspondent richard engel has been able to get back inside syria, and report from there for us tonight. >> reporter: syrian forces have launched a major counter offensive. fighting for the last 48 hours to maintain control of syria's commercial capital and biggest city. assad is fighting hard here, because he's already lost control of nearly...
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said that is not happening, assad is staying. assad is staying, more talks are scheduled for friday. >>> in this country talking about the storm that blew through leaving a lot of snow tonight. nbc's ron mott rode it out in long island, new york, good evening. >> reporter: hey, brian, good evening to you, as you can imagine trains are running a little slower today. last night's commute, simply a mess, and now a better story. and now it is this bitter cold that has got everybody's attention. tom canon has rolled out heat and relief for cold long islanders for more than 20 years. tell me how the work is when the wind chill is five or ten below. >> you are going to think i'm crazy, but it doesn't really bother me, the cold. it is the snow that kills you, walking through it. >> reporter: with roads in much better shape than yesterday, canon was able to get heating oil into more homes, the cable guy out, as well. and both will likely be busier in coming days as the arctic front rips into the area. >> now it is about the cold. across t
said that is not happening, assad is staying. assad is staying, more talks are scheduled for friday. >>> in this country talking about the storm that blew through leaving a lot of snow tonight. nbc's ron mott rode it out in long island, new york, good evening. >> reporter: hey, brian, good evening to you, as you can imagine trains are running a little slower today. last night's commute, simply a mess, and now a better story. and now it is this bitter cold that has got everybody's...
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the assad regime believes it's in a fight for its survival. human rights groups in syria say at least 18 people were killed today alone. >> richard, before you go, about libya, where you are, a lot of talk about gadhafi. nato says they're not trying to kill him, but they killed his son, kit his house in the last raid. it's been a long time since we have seen moammar gadhafi alive. >> reporter: well, we have seen him, according to libyan state television tonight, the state television broadcast pictures without any date, showing gadhafi, apparently greeting tribal elders. he was wearing sunglasses. he expressed no emotion as he greeted the elders who seemed very unenthusiastic about the meeting. he was inside, in a building that appears to be a luxury hotel in tripoli. >> richard, thanks for all of tt. >>> and now to an awful story that was revealed about the tragic cost of good intentions. about young american women who follow the call of john f. kennedy and many others since and join the peace corps to make the world better. today, they testif
the assad regime believes it's in a fight for its survival. human rights groups in syria say at least 18 people were killed today alone. >> richard, before you go, about libya, where you are, a lot of talk about gadhafi. nato says they're not trying to kill him, but they killed his son, kit his house in the last raid. it's been a long time since we have seen moammar gadhafi alive. >> reporter: well, we have seen him, according to libyan state television tonight, the state television...
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clear to the prime minister that the overflights from iran are in fact helping to sustain president assad. and his regime. >> reporter: iraq denies it but u.s. officials say there are far too many flights. plus intelligence that iranian weapons and fighters are also moving overland through iraq to syria. it is called survival in a tough neighborhood. >> for maliki a rebel victory in syria he fears will empower his political opponents in iraq. >> reporter: nbc's richard engel who covered the war from beginning to end. >> iraq didn't become a stable u.s. friendly democracy. but a shiite led state with close ties to iran. still at war with itself. >> reporter: kerry warns prime minister that courting iran risks his partnership with the u.s. >> i also made it clear to him that there are members of congress and people in america who increasingly are watching what iraq is doing. >> reporter: kerry's tough warning to iraq's leader today. americans did not invest so much of their blood and treasure in iraq to have iraq now help iran prop up assad in syria. andrea mitchell, nbc news, traveling wit
clear to the prime minister that the overflights from iran are in fact helping to sustain president assad. and his regime. >> reporter: iraq denies it but u.s. officials say there are far too many flights. plus intelligence that iranian weapons and fighters are also moving overland through iraq to syria. it is called survival in a tough neighborhood. >> for maliki a rebel victory in syria he fears will empower his political opponents in iraq. >> reporter: nbc's richard engel...
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included, over these allegations of the use of chemical weapons by the assad regime. our chief foreign correspondent richard engel made his way back inside syria to investigate what is going on there. he is safely out again and joins us live tonight from just over the syrian border in turkey. richard, good evening. >> good evening, brian. the use of chemical weapons has been seen as a trip wire for deeper u.s. involvement. but the syrian rebels are having a tough time proving it. rebels bring us into syria. laid waste by more than two years of war and constant brutality. we're taken to a headquarters bombed just days earlier to discuss allegations of chemical weapons. but the rebels want to talk about a massacre last week. hundreds dead, they claim -- butchered by assad's forces. children and women are massacred daily. hundreds. aren't these war crimes, too, asks abu mohamed, a brigade commander. rebels say syrians die while world leaders nitpick claims of chemical weapons and rub their chins over what to do with assad, still in power, meeting today with iran's foreig
included, over these allegations of the use of chemical weapons by the assad regime. our chief foreign correspondent richard engel made his way back inside syria to investigate what is going on there. he is safely out again and joins us live tonight from just over the syrian border in turkey. richard, good evening. >> good evening, brian. the use of chemical weapons has been seen as a trip wire for deeper u.s. involvement. but the syrian rebels are having a tough time proving it. rebels...